Posts tagged Service Disruption
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Breakfast links: Out in the cold
Deep freeze; Kicked off the bus; More housing, please; Olympics decision coming; Hogan’s picks; Never change; A better Penn?; Driving forecasts change; And in politics…; And on the streets…. Keep reading…
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Communication problems leave residents in the cold amid bus and electricity failures
Every snowfall brings its inconveniences and problems. Most of us depend on critical infrastructure that can’t keep running for everyone in bad weather. But communication problems compounded some already-frustrating service disruptions for Metrobus riders and Pepco electric customers yesterday. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: School spirit
School shift; Busing budget; Path to playgrounds; Bad morning for Metro; Real southeast boulevards; Fight for FBI; “Slow down” striping; HOT lane boost; And…. Keep reading…
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Veterans Day closures: No “commutemageddon,” and even some perks for those not working
Though roads closed and the Blue Line stopped running on Veterans Day, crowding and waits for commuters weren’t as bad as some had feared. For people who had the day off, the closures even created an impromptu “open streets” event on car-free avenues. But many details, particularly for pedestrians and cyclists, came as a surprise. Keep reading…
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For one day, Metro has a Pink Line
For Veterans’ Day festivities today, Metro is running an unusual service pattern, with no Blue Line. It’ll be rough for commuters, but neat for transit nerds. Why? Say hello to the Pink Line, for one day only. Keep reading…
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It’ll be a rough commute this Veterans Day for people who still have to work
While government workers have the day off for Veterans Day, many people don’t. They will face challenges traveling around the region: Metro will temporary suspend service on the Blue Line, and road closures for the Concert for Valor will block driving and bicycling routes along and across the National Mall. Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: How much pain will riders face while Metro replaces the Bethesda escalators?
Metro is replacing the Bethesda Metro’s three escalators. Why is it happening now, and will the station have to close? The 2½ year project began earlier this month to replace all three of the station’s entrance escalators. WMATA’s press release said, “For safety reasons, Metro may need to temporarily close Bethesda Station to prevent overcrowding… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The feds have spoken
Cert denied; Obama for Bowser; New escalators coming up; No tunnel for the trail; Cycletracks for MoCo; Ticketing peds and drivers; Don’t call it a “trolley”; Springfield out of the running?; Six is plenty?; Twelve is too much. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: All the colors
Finance buildings for green cards; Purple Line draws suit; Yellow cabs vs. black sedans; Riders needn’t be blue over Silver; (Not) seeing red; Dulles losing out?; Riemer defends Met Branch; Harris legalized marijuana?; Detroit loses its grid; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fast and reliable
Silver Line soon?; MoCo sees red over Red Line; InKLEINed to listen; REALity can wait; A costly Crescent; Park(ing) year?; Are you a gentrifier?; And…. Keep reading…